Alan Snel, Author at LVSportsBiz

After UFC 229 Brawl Fiasco, Time for UFC to Enact Code of Conduct

October 7, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov

By CASSANDRA COUSINEAU LVSportsBiz.com UFC 229, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor, will be recorded Saturday night as

UFC

UFC Sowed Seeds of Saturday’s Ugly Brawl During Weeks Leading Up To UFC 229 By Allowing Vicious Smack Talk On Religion, Ethnicity, Family

October 7, 2018October 8, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tony Ferguson

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Nevada Athletic Commission withheld UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s purse after he flew “like

UFC

Conor McDollar Set To Deliver Record-Breaking Pay-Per-Views For UFC 229 Saturday

October 5, 2018 Alan Snel Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Lawrence Epstein

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas-based UFC, which relies on pay-per-view buys for a significant share of its annual

Photo credits: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights Marketing

Five Minutes (and Five Questions) With VGK Prez Kerry Bubolz

October 5, 2018March 8, 2019 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSB: You have 14,000 full season ticket holders and another 6,000 on the “Can’t Wait”

The banners went up before the disappointing loss to the Flyers.

Golden Knights

Festive Start to Golden Knights Season-Opener Crumbles to 5-2 Loss to Flyers Despite Record Crowd

October 4, 2018October 5, 2018 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark It all began so well for the Vegas

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Move Into Season 2 Without StubHub

October 3, 2018October 4, 2018 Alan Snel Eric Tosi, Kerry Bubolz, Todd Pollock

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights will enter their second season without StubHub as a secondary market reseller

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Roll Out ‘Hockey Days’ Video, Gold Carpet for Thursday’s Season Opener

October 3, 2018 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Jon Merrill, Max Pacioretty, Nate Schmidt

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It took players totally buying into the goofy hokeyness of it all, several departments

VGK defenseman Nate Schmidt with blood donor Carlos Carrillo of Los Angeles.

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Quell Emotional Pain of Oct. 1 in Las Vegas

October 1, 2018 Alan Snel Colin Miller, Nate Schmidt, Paul Stastny

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Zac Alexander talked about what the Oct. 1 mass shooting and the role of the

Golden Knights

VGK Fans Pack T-Mobile Arena For Four Preseason Game Sellouts; Home-opener Set For Thursday 7PM

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell of LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights ended the

A story of trauma in Florida and recovery in Las Vegas, with a little help from LVSportsBiz.com and the Golden Knights. Cover helmet photo by Daniel Clark and cover design by Mark Antonuccio.

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Book To Be Released In November

September 29, 2018October 5, 2018 Alan Snel

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The sticky, pasty feeling below my skin above my knee is still there and

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

BRIEFS

A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.